Rusty Ring

Reflections of an Old-Timey Hermit

Thursday, 29 June 2023

The Youthful Imperative

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Alan Watts once said, "Now I’m a grandfather, and so I am no longer in awe of grandfathers." If I liked this 20 years ago, wh...
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Wednesday, 28 June 2023

WW: Insufficient security

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(At least it's a native .) Appearing also on My Corner of the World .
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Thursday, 22 June 2023

The End of All Things

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"I am become Time, the destroyer of worlds." Krishna, in the Bhagavad Gita (A variant Hindu translation of the Oppenheime...
Wednesday, 21 June 2023

WW: Heritage bird's nest

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(The age of this robin's nest, blown out of the tree in a recent windstorm, can be estimated by the strand of baling twine incorporat...
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Thursday, 15 June 2023

Ask a Dinosaur

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Insight from a sangha-mate on Mastodon (appropriately enough): One of the most important ideas to sit with – amid the convulsion ...
Wednesday, 14 June 2023

WW: Empty egg

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(For my money, the American robin [Turdus migatorius] lays the most beautiful eggs in the woods, and we often find large pieces of t...
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Thursday, 8 June 2023

Don't Do Anything

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As non-Vajrayana Western converts to Buddhism will tell you, we have a slightly awkward relationship with Tibet. Not that we have an...
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I devoted my life to Zen practice many years ago. "That which does not kill me, makes me kinder."
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